Ariana Grande is matching up to $1,500,000 in a fund she created with Pledge to support “organizations providing direct services and advocating for the rights of trans youth,” she shared recently on her Instagram. Posted on March 31—which is also International Transgender Day of Visibility—the Florida-born singer shared her plans to donate to designated organizations in various states including Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, South Carolina, and Florida. In a statement posted to the donation page and on her Instagram, she wrote the reasoning behind this recent fundraising.
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Referencing the Parental Rights in Education bill, which has been nicknamed the Don’t Say Gay bill, she wrote, “Right now there are hundreds of disgraceful bills pending in state legislature that target trans youth and aim to curb their rights. This will provide critical funds to organizations advocating for the rights of trans youth. Please share & swipe to find out more about where exactly our money is going!!!”
In her home state of Florida, Republican governor Ron DeSantis recently signed the Don’t Say Gay bill and stated, “We will make sure that parents can send their kids to school to get an education, not an indoctrination.” This is in reference to parts of the bill that would prohibit the discussion of anything relating to sexual orientation and gender identity.
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These organizations are listed in full detail on the donation page and include: Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, Equality Florida, Gendernexus, House of Tulip, JASMYN, Lucie’s Place, One Iowa, Our Spot KC, Pride Link, Southern Arizona Gender Alliance, Tennessee Equality Project, The Knights & Orchids Society (TKO Society), Transformation Project Advocacy Network, Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable Empowering (TAKE), Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), Transanta, Transsocial, Zebra Coalition.
All organizations work to assist the LGBTQ+ community and the specific groups within it pertaining to the Black transgender community, homeless LGBTQ+ individuals, Transgender youth groups, and various others.
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Through the years of her career, the Grammy-winning singer has been an active ally of the LGBTQ+ community, with several of her songs being hailed as queer anthems and she’s been open about her love and admiration for her bother, Frankie, who is openly gay. In a letter she wrote for Billboard Pride in 2018, she discussed the inspiration she gets from her fans in the community.
“I am eternally indebted to and inspired by the LGBTQ community. I hope to create anthems for you that wrap you up with comfort and make you get your best life for as long as I live. Thank you for celebrating me the way I celebrate you.”
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This isn’t the first time that the Dangerous Woman singer has used her platform to advocate and donate funds. In 2021, Grande worked with mental-health app Better Help to donate over $5 million in free therapy—she actually did this twice, once in early June 2021 and again for World Mental Health Day in October 2021.
Ariana Grande’s Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund is approaching half a million dollars with the goal of $1.5 million expected to be met quickly.
